2002 Economic Census
Wholesale Trade
Suffolk County, MA

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Wholesale Trade - by subsector

Data based on Geographic Area Series reports. Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown separately. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
More data	NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
D = Withheld to avoid disclosing data of individual companies; data are included in higher level totals
	42	Wholesale trade	819	15,426,399	901,293	15,741
	423	Durable goods merchant wholesalers	408	2,629,790	415,275	6,743
	424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	378	12,542,489	474,391	8,803
	425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	33	254,120	11,627	195

Wholesale Trade - by industry

Data based on Geographic Area Series reports. Table includes only establishments of firms with payroll. Nonemployers are shown separately. Introductory text includes scope, methodology, non-sampling error, and confidentiality protection. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
D = Withheld to avoid disclosing data of individual companies; data are included in higher level totals
423	Durable goods merchant wholesalers	408	2,629,790	415,275	6,743
4231	Mtr vehicle & parts & supplies merchant wholesalers	37	D	D	(500-999)
42312	Mtr vehicle supplies & new parts merchant wholesalers	27	D	D	(250-499)
4232	Furniture & home furnishing merchant wholesalers	54	D	D	(500-999)
42321	Furniture merchant wholesalers	29	413,094	34,364	582
4232102	Office & business furniture merchant wholesalers	17	D	D	(500-999)
42322	Home furnishing merchant wholesalers	25	D	D	(100-249)
4233	Lumber & other const material merchant wholesalers	17	D	D	(100-249)
42332	Brick, stone, & const material merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(20-99)
4234	Prof & commercial equip & supp merchant wholesalers	81	777,491	163,239	2,249
42343	Comp & perphl equip & software merchant wholesalers	28	470,680	111,137	1,172
4234301	Computer & peripheral equip merchant wholesalers	19	D	D	(250-499)
42343012	Computer & perphl equip for end use merchant wholesalers	10	232,272	13,918	128
4234302	Computer software (packaged) merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(500-999)
42344	Other commercial equipment merchant wholesalers	18	D	D	(100-249)
42345	Med, dental, & hosp equip & supp merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(100-249)
4234501	Surgical, medic, & hospital supp merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(100-249)
4235	Metal & mineral (exc petrol) merchant wholesalers	16	D	D	(100-249)
42351	Metal service centers & other metal merchant wholesalers	15	D	D	(100-249)
4235102	Nonferrous metal serv ctrs & sales off merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(20-99)
42351021	Nonferrous metal service centers merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(20-99)
4236	Electrical goods merchant wholesalers	63	668,760	122,741	1,574
42361	Elec appar & equip & wiring supp merchant wholesalers	24	D	D	(250-499)
42369	Other electronic parts & equip merchant wholesalers	38	D	D	(1000-2499)
4236901	Communications equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	22	D	D	(500-999)
4236902	Electr parts (exc comm equip) merchant wholesalers	16	D	D	(250-499)
4237	Hrdwr, plumb & heat equip & supp merchant wholesalers	25	D	D	(250-499)
4238	Machinery, equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers	41	D	D	(250-499)
42383	Industrial machinery & equipment merchant wholesalers	17	39,658	6,104	116
42384	Industrial supplies merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(20-99)
42385	Service estab equipment & supp merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(20-99)
4239	Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers	74	D	D	(500-999)
42393	Recyclable material merchant wholesalers	18	60,523	7,486	257
4239303	Other recyclable materials merchant wholesalers	13	47,204	3,016	91
42394	Jewelry, watch, prec stone, & prec metal merchant wholesalers	32	D	D	(100-249)
42399	Other misc durable goods merchant wholesalers	15	D	D	(20-99)
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
424	Nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	378	12,542,489	474,391	8,803
4241	Paper & paper product merchant wholesalers	22	D	D	(100-249)
4242	Drugs & druggists' sundries merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(1000-2499)
4242102	Specialty-line drugs merchant wholesalers	5	D	D	(1000-2499)
4243	Apparel, piece goods, & notions merchant wholesalers	40	D	D	(1000-2499)
42432	Men's & boys' clothing & access merchant wholesalers	6	D	D	(20-99)
42434	Footwear merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(1000-2499)
4244	Grocery & related product merchant wholesalers	197	D	D	(2500-4999)
42442	Packaged frozen food merchant wholesalers	9	D	D	(250-499)
42443	Dairy prod (exc dried/canned) merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(100-249)
4244301	Raw milk merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(20-99)
42444	Poultry & poultry prod merchant wholesalers	8	D	D	(100-249)
4244402	Poultry & pltry prods (exc live) merchant wholesalers	7	D	D	(100-249)
42446	Fish & seafood merchant wholesalers	40	341,142	26,054	575
42447	Meat & meat product merchant wholesalers	25	D	D	(250-499)
42448	Fresh fruit & vegetable merchant wholesalers	63	769,010	58,572	1,120
42449	Other grocery & related products merchant wholesalers	30	D	D	(250-499)
4245	Farm products raw materials merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(20-99)
42459	Other farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers	2	D	D	(20-99)
4246	Chemicals & allied products merchant wholesalers	18	D	D	(100-249)
42469	Other chemicals & allied prods merchant wholesalers	14	D	D	(100-249)
4247	Petroleum & petroleum products merchant wholesalers	21	D	D	(250-499)
42471	Petroleum bulk stations & terminals	11	D	D	(250-499)
4247101	Petrol bulk stations & term (exc LP)	11	D	D	(250-499)
42471011	Petroleum bulk stations (exc LP)	5	D	D	(20-99)
42471012	Petroleum bulk terminals (exc LP)	6	D	D	(100-249)
4249	Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	64	D	D	(500-999)
42491	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers	4	D	D	(100-249)
4249102	Farm supplies merchant wholesalers - whsle distributors	3	D	D	(100-249)
42492	Book, periodical, & newspaper merchant wholesalers	17	D	D	(250-499)
42493	Flowers & florists' supplies merchant wholesalers	14	D	D	(100-249)
42499	Other misc nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	25	D	D	(100-249)
4249901	Art goods merchant wholesalers	10	D	D	(20-99)
4249903	Textile bags, bagging, & burlap merchant wholesalers	1	D	D	(1-19)
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Sales ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
425	Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	33	254,120	11,627	195
42512	Wholesale trade agents & brokers	33	254,120	11,627	195
4251203	Agents & brokers, durable goods	19	167,142	8,709	144
42512032	Furniture & home furnishings agents & brokers	6	D	D	(20-99)
42512036	Electrical & electronic goods agents & brokers	3	82,891	5,036	55
42512037	Hardware, plumbing, & heating equipment & supp agents & brokers	2	D	D	(20-99)
42512038	Machinery, equipment, & supplies agents & brokers	3	D	D	(1-19)
4251204	Agents & brokers, nondurable goods	14	86,978	2,918	51